Home Register Arcade Gallery Chatroom Members Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Log In
Go Back   Inside: SereneScreen Fan Forum > SereneScreen Products > Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows > Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive
Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 05-27-2008, 01:02 AM   #1641
Perfish
Registered
 
Join Date: Mar 2008

Posts: 4
Checkerboard fish

I love the checkerboardfish (the second to the right).
Our technicians are already samping back the image to its original pixel size. Vision is still fuzzy but things are starting to clear up.

Was it an open space in the forest Jim?

[IMG]images/smilies/thumb.gif[/IMG]
Perfish is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-27-2008, 01:40 AM   #1642
patscarr
Pet Shark
 
patscarr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
1 Highscore

Location: Back in Buffalo
Posts: 5,453
Originally posted by enigma63941:
You would think that with a smaller tank it wouldn't take that long to complete.  
LOL
Patrick
patscarr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-27-2008, 01:40 AM   #1643
johnblommers
The Architect
 
johnblommers's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2004

Location: Seattle
Posts: 756
Originally posted by Perfish:
I love the checkerboardfish (the second to the right).
Our technicians are already samping back the image to its original pixel size. Vision is still fuzzy but things are starting to clear up.  
Jim has been a bit of a stinker, as he JPEG-compressed the thumbnail so it has those "bees" along all the sharp edges. Any up-sampling attempts will look like dogfood because the JPG compression artifacts will upscale as well.

That is why the fish looked checkered. I think that little thumbnail is what they call a "sneaky peek."
Reasons people don't watch Star Trek:
60% - It’s for nerds.
39% - The show’s stupid.
01% - My parents were killed by Klingons and it's still too painful.
johnblommers is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-27-2008, 01:50 AM   #1644
patscarr
Pet Shark
 
patscarr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
1 Highscore

Location: Back in Buffalo
Posts: 5,453
"Come on Jim, post a real screen shot and let's get the beta testing underway!" says Encore executive.
Patrick
patscarr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-27-2008, 05:31 AM   #1645
Wizwad
Only me...
 
Wizwad's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003

Location: Essex, England
Posts: 2,584
And given past input from Encore, would you want to pay attention to them?
Mark
-----------
Intel i7 12700K | Aorus Z690 Pro | Corsair DDR5 5600 32GB | Asus Dual RTX3060ti 6GB v2 Mini OC | Corsair RM850 Gold PSU | 1TB NVMe M.2 WD Black SN850 | 4TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD | Corsair Airflow 5000D Case | HP 32QHD 4K Monitor | Windows 11 x64 Professional
Wizwad is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-27-2008, 07:14 AM   #1646
Tiny Turtle
is pleased
 
Tiny Turtle's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
27 Highscores

Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Posts: 7,365
I think Pat's post was the most ironic one I've seen on these forums...
Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think.

"We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent.
I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says,
'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.'
I suppose we all thought that, one way or another.
" /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.
Tiny Turtle is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-28-2008, 09:30 PM   #1647
fubarhq
Registered
 
Join Date: Jan 2002

Location: Dallas (NYC born & raised)
Posts: 12
Smile Upgrade Cost

Jim,

I saw an update in the news page about a "small" upgrade fee for the new MA3.0. Will that still apply to those of us who purchased the screensaver with the "lifetime" upgrades many many many years ago!?

Curious
Dave
Dave
"no one is worthless, you can always be used as a bad example."
fubarhq is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-28-2008, 11:32 PM   #1648
Jim Sachs
Developer
 
Jim Sachs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000

Location: Southern Oregon
Posts: 9,768
Yes, there will be a small upgrade fee for MA3.

"Lifetime" upgrades are an urban myth. What I said was that some upgrades would be free (there were many), and some would not. My original plan was to make the 3D background free, then charge for extra fish. That was when I was the only person involved. Since then, publishers, distributors, store chains, etc., have become involved and now there are dozens of families to feed. I hear that Micosoft will also be charging to upgrade from Vista to Windows 7
Jim Sachs
Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium
Jim Sachs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2008, 12:52 AM   #1649
Highlander
Registered
 
Highlander's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001

Location: Antwerp - Belgium
Posts: 87
People always told me that in the USA things are always BIG (Cars , Burgers , Coca-Cola etc...)

So.... why are the screenshots so tiny ?

Greetings from Belgium
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups !
Highlander is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2008, 01:37 AM   #1650
Jim Sachs
Developer
 
Jim Sachs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000

Location: Southern Oregon
Posts: 9,768
Because I'm getting close to showing you the real thing. Today I got the starfish into the new tank - now to make him able to move around.
Jim Sachs
Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium
Jim Sachs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2008, 01:42 AM   #1651
Perfish
Registered
 
Join Date: Mar 2008

Posts: 4
Big

Maybe take a big lens to get a wide look on the ultra aquarium.
Momentarely highly compressed. It looks great.
Perfish is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2008, 02:01 AM   #1652
Highlander
Registered
 
Highlander's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001

Location: Antwerp - Belgium
Posts: 87
Great
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups !
Highlander is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2008, 05:26 AM   #1653
Wizwad
Only me...
 
Wizwad's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003

Location: Essex, England
Posts: 2,584
That's a great update!

Jim, regarding the starfish's roving area, will it be able to crawl over some of the rocks and corals, or will it be confined pretty much to the gravel bed and 'viewing pane' as before?
Mark
-----------
Intel i7 12700K | Aorus Z690 Pro | Corsair DDR5 5600 32GB | Asus Dual RTX3060ti 6GB v2 Mini OC | Corsair RM850 Gold PSU | 1TB NVMe M.2 WD Black SN850 | 4TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD | Corsair Airflow 5000D Case | HP 32QHD 4K Monitor | Windows 11 x64 Professional
Wizwad is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2008, 07:44 AM   #1654
Jav400
Administrator
 
Jav400's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000
22 Highscores

Location: Tennessee
Posts: 9,725
Part of the reason for all the coral needing to be made in true 3D was just for this kind of purpose. Yes the starfish will be able to go over/on items, as will other creatures added later.
Jav400 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2008, 07:47 AM   #1655
Jim Sachs
Developer
 
Jim Sachs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000

Location: Southern Oregon
Posts: 9,768
Initially it may be confined to the gravel, because that's so much easier to program (should be done by tonight). But as the 3D background is brought to life, having the starfish climb the objects will be a top priority.
Jim Sachs
Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium
Jim Sachs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2008, 09:50 AM   #1656
ESHIREY
Smilie Dragon
 
ESHIREY's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001

Location: Lebanon, PA
Posts: 4,725
I have a question about the starfish. When he's on the glass will he be able to go all the way up or just so far like he did before? Reason I ask is when I had mine he would go all the way to the top. He would even be part the way out the top.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
ESHIREY is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2008, 10:22 AM   #1657
Jav400
Administrator
 
Jav400's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000
22 Highscores

Location: Tennessee
Posts: 9,725
Thats a pretty good question Ed. I'm sitting here trying to remember just why it wasn't allowed to go all the way up before, and I got nothing. Maybe it was because it would get in the way of seeing the fish or something, but if thats the only reason, with the other creatures to be added later even if its limited towards the bottom it will be in the way there as well so I don't see why it couldn't go all the way up now.

Unless there was some other reason I can't remember. Maybe it could be a checkbox thing. [] not on the glass; [] 1/2 way up; [] all the way up.

Seems like I do remember Jim saying that he thought he would be able to get to the glass now without darkening the tank to do it.
Jav400 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2008, 12:39 PM   #1658
Wizwad
Only me...
 
Wizwad's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003

Location: Essex, England
Posts: 2,584
I think I can help you out there - it's the same reason for not including the really fantastic fish: even though it happens in real life, you wouldn't believe it in this instance.

Because you can't actually *see* the glass, can't appreciate that it is there, a starfish at the top of the glass would just look like a starfish that was hanging about in water looking sheepish. We would wonder why it doesn't sink back to the sea bed.

When the starfish is lower down, somehow we still believe in the virtual existence of the glass and it looks good.

At least, that's what *I* think!
Mark
-----------
Intel i7 12700K | Aorus Z690 Pro | Corsair DDR5 5600 32GB | Asus Dual RTX3060ti 6GB v2 Mini OC | Corsair RM850 Gold PSU | 1TB NVMe M.2 WD Black SN850 | 4TB Seagate BarraCuda HDD | Corsair Airflow 5000D Case | HP 32QHD 4K Monitor | Windows 11 x64 Professional
Wizwad is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2008, 12:47 PM   #1659
cjmaddy
Registered
 
cjmaddy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001

Location: Lancashire, UK
Posts: 7,854
..... Sounds good to me! ...
cjmaddy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-29-2008, 01:32 PM   #1660
Jim Sachs
Developer
 
Jim Sachs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000

Location: Southern Oregon
Posts: 9,768
That's what I think, too.
Jim Sachs
Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium
Jim Sachs is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Go Back   Inside: SereneScreen Fan Forum > SereneScreen Products > Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows > Marine Aquarium 2 for Windows Archive



Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 10:04 AM.


Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.